Linux command editing examples using cat, ed, and sed

Linux and UNIX - Fast command line editing examples using cat, ed, and sed. Here is why you need to use command line editing tools…
#1: Text editor takes time for small editing
#2: Use command line editing
#3: Save time and impress your friends [ read as look like an elite UNIX hacker ]

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Windows based Ubuntu installer

Here’s a nifty beta of a windows based Ubuntu installer.  Simply download the installer and run it in Windows.  It will prompt you for your type of install (i.e. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc.) and a username/password.  It will then download everything you need, install it and prompt you to reboot.
Looks pretty slick!  See the Ubuntuforums thread [...]

Firefox Searchload Extension

The Firefox add-on Searchload adds three useful options to those users who use the build in search. Did you notice that every search string that you enter stays in the search field and that you have to clear it manually when you want to enter a new search ? Searchload’s first option is to reset [...]

A Beginner’s Guide To LVM

This guide shows how to work with LVM (Logical Volume Management) on Linux. It also describes how to use LVM together with RAID1 in an extra chapter. As LVM is a rather abstract topic, this article comes with a Debian Etch VMware image that you can download and start, and on that Debian Etch system [...]